How does a corrugator work?
The Corrugator A corrugator is a set of machines designed to bring together three, five or seven sheets of paper to form single, double or triple wall board in a continuous process.
The 3 key stages:
- Corrugating the flutes and gluing to a single liner
- Gluing the outside liner to make a rigid board
- Cutting the board to the desired size
Three sheets of paper (containerboard) are unrolled simultaneously on the corrugator: the inner liner, the outer liner and in the middle, the medium (also called fluting).
The medium sheet is given a "wave". This corrugation is obtained by pressing the sheet under heat through grooved metal rolls. This operation gives the paper its fluted shape in the single facer.
Starch is applied to the tips of the flutes on one side, the outer liner and the inner liner are glued to the tips of the corrugated medium sheet of paper from the outer and the inner side respectively.
The Corrugated board comes out of the corrugator as a flat board sheet.
Working Principle
The corrugated cardboard production line is the abbreviation of the corrugated cardboard production line. It is a streamlined operation line composed of corrugated rolls, gluing, gluing, dividing and pressing, cross-cutting paperboard into specifications, and finally yard output.
For example, a single facer corrugated paper production line is usually composed of a roll paper support, a single facer corrugated board forming machine, and a rotary paper cutting unit. The roll paper material and potato or corn starch binder are used to continuously produce and cut into the required specifications.
For corrugated cardboard, the produced cardboard does not need to be dried or dried. At the same time, it can be used in conjunction with a glue machine or a veneer to produce corrugated cardboard with more than three layers.
What is a corrugator plant?
There are two main types of corrugated plants. A sheet feeder is a plant that operates a corrugator to run sheets exclusively for box plants to convert into boxes. A corrugator plant has a corrugator and converting equipment and runs both sheets and boxes.
What is a paper corrugator?
A corrugator is a large machine, made up of a series of smaller machines, that combines two different kinds of paper to create cut sheets of corrugated fiberboard. The flat, facing sheets are referred to as the liners, and the wave-like, fluted layers are known as the corrugating medium, or simply medium.
What is corrugated made from?
The composition of corrugated cardboard consists of a paper pulp material. Pulp is predominately made from timber however it can also be created using recycled woodchips and shavings leftover from lumber mill waste.
What does a corrugator operator do?
Corrugator operators tend a machine which folds a sheet of heavy paper in a wave-like pattern and covers it on both sides to create a lightweight, sturdy material suitable for packaging.
What is a corrugator double backer?
A double-facer, or double backer, is the part of a corrugator which bonds single-face board to another liner to produce a double-faced corrugated sheet.
Why is it called cardboard?
Cardboard is basically a type of heavy or durable paper. The cardboard box that we recognize today was created by accident in the 1870’s by an American printer named Robert Gair. Mr. Gair was making paper bags in his shop when he accidentally cut a paper box where it was only meant to be creased.
What is the thickness of cardboard?
Most common corrugated cardboard is “C” flute, with a thickness of 5/32 inch (4.0 mm). Primary use of corrugated fiberboard is to make boxes, which is why it’s so easy to find and popular among product designers.
What is the function of the corrugator muscle?
Function. The corrugator supercilii muscle draws the eyebrow downward and medially, producing the vertical wrinkles of the forehead. It is the “frowning” muscle, and may be regarded as the principal muscle in the expression of suffering.